flu shot

Ok so my doctor told me to get the flu shot. I have never got one before . I haven't been sick in a really long time...like a few years (knock on wood). Anyways it just seems like the people that get sick all the time are the ones that always get the flu shot. I'm wondering if I should even bother with it. I do work with the public doing spa treatments so i gotta touch sick people all the time. Opinions?

Ok so my doctor told me to get the flu shot. I have never got one before . I haven't been sick in a really long time...like a few years (knock on wood). Anyways it just seems like the people that get sick all the time are the ones that always get the flu shot. I'm wondering if I should even bother with it. I do work with the public doing spa treatments so i gotta touch sick people all the time. Opinions?

I never get the flu shot but my doctor insisted on me getting one. So I did & was sick for almost to weeks. It's really up to you. If I where you working with the public I would get it. Just to be on the safe side. Also lots of hand sanitizer. Lol good luck!!!

I never get the flu shot but my doctor insisted on me getting one. So I did & was sick for almost to weeks. It's really up to you. If I where you working with the public I would get it. Just to be on the safe side. Also lots of hand sanitizer. Lol good luck!!!

I have only had a bad flu twice. Both times were years I went without a shot. Every time I do get a shot I stay relatively healthy. And I never have been sick from the shot. With our immune systems lower why not take a preventative step? Just my two cents. Good luck

I have only had a bad flu twice. Both times were years I went without a shot. Every time I do get a shot I stay relatively healthy. And I never have been sick from the shot. With our immune systems lower why not take a preventative step? Just my two cents. Good luck

It was recommended to me also and I did it for the first time in 12 years. I don't usually get sick either but I researched and the pros outweighed the cons especially since the baby can't get vaccinated until 6 mos. It's totally up to you.

It was recommended to me also and I did it for the first time in 12 years. I don't usually get sick either but I researched and the pros outweighed the cons especially since the baby can't get vaccinated until 6 mos. It's totally up to you.

My doctor has never mentioned the flu shot! I'm glad because I never get them and hate feeling pressured to do something I'm not comfortable with!! I believe in my body's ability to fight anything on its own, like its done for years!

My doctor has never mentioned the flu shot! I'm glad because I never get them and hate feeling pressured to do something I'm not comfortable with!! I believe in my body's ability to fight anything on its own, like its done for years!

There are no studies that show that it is harmful to mother or baby. There are, however, studies that show that getting the flu while pregnant can cause anything from birth defects to fetal demise. It's a dead virus. It might make your arm sore but it won't make you sick.

There are no studies that show that it is harmful to mother or baby. There are, however, studies that show that getting the flu while pregnant can cause anything from birth defects to fetal demise. It's a dead virus. It might make your arm sore but it won't make you sick.

I had the flu shot for the first time last year and was so glad I did. Didn't get a bug all year (which worked out well considering I had a baby!) got the shot again this year. No side affects other then a bit of a sore arm for 48 hours.

I had the flu shot for the first time last year and was so glad I did. Didn't get a bug all year (which worked out well considering I had a baby!) got the shot again this year. No side affects other then a bit of a sore arm for 48 hours.

My midwife advised me to have it done, I'd never had the jab before and never had flu before 4 days later I came down with the flu and was off work for a week and couldn't get out of bed, I wouldn't recommend it but your choice at the end of the day I definitely won't be having it again...

My midwife advised me to have it done, I'd never had the jab before and never had flu before 4 days later I came down with the flu and was off work for a week and couldn't get out of bed, I wouldn't recommend it but your choice at the end of the day I definitely won't be having it again...

I usually get sick fairly easily, especially in the winter. I was even lucky enough to get pneumonia twice within six weeks, landing me in the ICU for four days. Even though that illness wasn't flu related, I decided to get the flu shot ever since. And, I've managed to avoid almost all sickness in the years I've gotten the flu shot. Coincidence or not, for me it seems to help me fight off more than just the severe flu. Now all I ever get is ear infections, which are common for me. I'm probably going to end up getting tubes after the baby is born (and I've met my insurance deductible!).

I usually get sick fairly easily, especially in the winter. I was even lucky enough to get pneumonia twice within six weeks, landing me in the ICU for four days. Even though that illness wasn't flu related, I decided to get the flu shot ever since. And, I've managed to avoid almost all sickness in the years I've gotten the flu shot. Coincidence or not, for me it seems to help me fight off more than just the severe flu. Now all I ever get is ear infections, which are common for me. I'm probably going to end up getting tubes after the baby is born (and I've met my insurance deductible!).

I would definitely (and will if offered) get it. I had the flu two years ago and honestly was the most sick I have ever been, I was out of work for three weeks and I honestly thought I was dying, I lost a stone in weight in that time. Even after I went back to work I still was unwell, and I would say altogether it took about 6 weeks til I was feeling myself again. I had been offered the flu jab every year in work and through a fear of needles turned it down, plus I never even got common head colds, never really sick. When we are pregnant our immune system isn't as strong and it takes pregnant women longer to get over illness. I think people get common head colds and flu mixed up. Last year after the jab I developed a few flu like symptoms which lasted a couple of days, nothing in comparison to having influenza.

I would definitely (and will if offered) get it. I had the flu two years ago and honestly was the most sick I have ever been, I was out of work for three weeks and I honestly thought I was dying, I lost a stone in weight in that time. Even after I went back to work I still was unwell, and I would say altogether it took about 6 weeks til I was feeling myself again. I had been offered the flu jab every year in work and through a fear of needles turned it down, plus I never even got common head colds, never really sick. When we are pregnant our immune system isn't as strong and it takes pregnant women longer to get over illness. I think people get common head colds and flu mixed up. Last year after the jab I developed a few flu like symptoms which lasted a couple of days, nothing in comparison to having influenza.

Absolutely! I had the flu and pneumonia when I was 13 weeks pregnant with a past pregnancy. Lost baby at 16 weeks and had to be induced and deliver. After testing was done they told me baby had died around 13 weeks... I don't think it's a coincidence at all. That was one of the hardest things I've ever been through. Though I'm so not a fan of the flu shot I did it anyway bc I'm a nurse now and have a bigger risk.

Absolutely! I had the flu and pneumonia when I was 13 weeks pregnant with a past pregnancy. Lost baby at 16 weeks and had to be induced and deliver. After testing was done they told me baby had died around 13 weeks... I don't think it's a coincidence at all. That was one of the hardest things I've ever been through. Though I'm so not a fan of the flu shot I did it anyway bc I'm a nurse now and have a bigger risk.

Also there is NO way a dead virus can make you sick bc the illness is caused by the virus invading and infecting your cells, something a dead virus can not do. The vaccine takes 2 weeks to be effective if you were exposed before or shortly after getting the vaccine then that is why you got sick, my from the vaccine also those who say they had the flu did you actually have a flu test or are just assuming based on symptoms?

Also there is NO way a dead virus can make you sick bc the illness is caused by the virus invading and infecting your cells, something a dead virus can not do. The vaccine takes 2 weeks to be effective if you were exposed before or shortly after getting the vaccine then that is why you got sick, my from the vaccine also those who say they had the flu did you actually have a flu test or are just assuming based on symptoms?

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